If I were asked to chose between execution and life in prison I would, of course, chose the latter. It's better to live somehow than not at all. (Anton Chekhov)

If I were asked to chose between execution and life in prison I would, of course, chose the latter. It's better to live somehow than not at all.

Anton Chekhov

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